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Rosannagh MacLennan won Canada’s first gold medal of the London Olympics on Saturday, taking top spot in the women’s trampoline at the North Greenwich Arena.

Rosannagh MacLennan waves to the crowd after winning Canada's first gold medal of the London Games with her performance in trampoline at the North Greenwich Arena in London, August 4, 2012. (STEVE RUSSELL / TORONTO STAR) | Order this photo

LONDON — Rosannagh MacLennan won Canada’s first gold medal of the London Olympics on Saturday, taking top spot in the women’s trampoline at the North Greenwich Arena.

“I'm pretty happy, I did a good performance. I always believed that everything was possible, but I was just focusing on my routines. I didn't want to get ahead of myself, because that's when you make mistakes,” MacLennan said after the win.

MacLennan, from King City, Ont., received the most points for difficulty and execution in the eight-woman final. She finished with 57.305 points.

“This was definitely the highest score I've ever gotten, but I didn't want to get ahead of myself before the Chinese (one of them was the 2008 Olympic champion) had to compete,” she said.

Shanshan Huang won silver with 56.730 points and Chinese compatriot Wenna He took the bronze with 55.950.

Three-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn of Stouffville, Ont., just missed the podium in fourth place with 55.860 points.

“This is the worst place, but I'm happy for Rosie. I thought I would be in third after the mistake of the Chinese gymnast (HE Wenna), but I'm missing out on the bronze with 0,1 point. I'm very disappointed,” Cockburn said.

MacLennan, from King City, Ont., was beaming as the gold was placed around her neck at the medal ceremony. She waved to the crowd as Canadian fans waved flags and snapped pictures before “O Canada” was played.

“I was so proud and excited, representing your country is a real honour. It was exciting and a little bit surreal,” MacLennan beamed.

She finished seventh in her Olympic debut in Beijing four years ago.

The lone Canadian entry in the men’s competition, Jason Burnett of Nobleton, Ont., finished eighth on Friday.

— Zach Bell of North Vancouver, B.C., was seventh after the 250-metre flying lap in the first leg of track cycling's omnium.

— Justyn Warner of Markham, Ont., advanced to the men's 100 semifinals with a third-place finish in his heat. His personal-best time of 10.09 seconds matched world record holder Usain Bolt — although Bolt easily won his heat.

— Daundre Barnaby of Brampton, Ont., finished sixth in his men's 400 heat to miss out on a semifinal spot.

— Melanie Blouin of Quebec City finished tied for ninth place with a result of 4.25 metres in her women's pole vault group to miss out on Monday's final.

— Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., improved to eighth overall in women's heptathlon with one event left. She recovered from an 11th-place result in long jump with a third-place showing in javelin. Brianne Theisen of Humboldt, Sask., moved to 14th ahead of the 800 metres.

— Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., and Emilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., both advanced to the women's three-metre springboard diving final. Abel was fourth in qualifying with 353.25 points while Heymans followed in eighth with 331.35.

— Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, Ont., had a clean run through the first qualifier to match 31 other riders at equestrian's individual jumping competition. Ian Millar of Perth, Ont., knocked down one gate for four points. Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, Ont., also knocked down a gate and had a time penalty point for five, while Tiffany Foster, also of Schomberg, knocked down two gates for eight points.

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